Commonly Used Acronyms

• AFUA – Alternative Fund Use Authority
• CFDA – Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• ESEA – Elementary and Secondary Education Act
• ESSA – Every Student Succeeds Act
• FY – Fiscal Year
• GEPA – General Education Provision Act
• LEA – Local Educational Agency
• NCES – The National Center for Educational Statistics
• REAP – Rural Education Achievement Program
• RLIS – Rural and Low-Income School
• SAM – System for Award Management
• SEA – State Educational Agency
• SQA – Specially Qualified Agency
• SRSA – Small, Rural School Achievement
• UEI – Unique Entity Identifier